Hello Everyone, 1st I want to WELCOME our new members and 2nd I need to apologize to everyone else for being bad and not doing this sooner and checking to see how everyone is doing. I hope that everyone is doing well and having luck on finding their families. As you might have noticed momma & I've been busy typing and doing up all the info that she brought back on her last trip home but it seems that every time I make a dent in it she drags out more. And you do you know what is scary?? She's going back in a few weeks for 2 weeks this time. OH BOY!!! Lots of work but it's fun and neat work. I wanted to thank everyone that has submitted up to the archives and to the list. Thanks to all those Obits, Bios, Bible Records, School Annuals and such. These are greatly appreciated but we've stumbled across some other things in the papers and things that we've got that maybe others didn't think of that we thought would be of help to not only others but in helping you make that great connection to a long lost family member. We would like everyone to submit up ANY clippings or stories you have about the Parishes. Such as: Wedding & Birth Announcements Bible Records Articles that mention any names or history or event for a city or the parish Pamphlets from plays, graduations, festivals and anything else you can think of. These articles might have even come from other papers than those in Louisiana for example; I've just sent one in for the pipeline explosion in Natchitoches back in 1965. That was covered right here in Nashville also. I'm going to try to get the articles from the paper here. If anyone doesn't have these clippings and/or such maybe you remember an event that happened that we can look for and put up. For example the pipeline was a story that my husband told me about since it had happened less than a few miles from his home he defiantly remembered it that so many others forgot about. We would also love if you live or have lived in the Parishes or even the surrounding Parishes to share any family or fun stories. Even if you don't have the dates that's OK. Like I said Jerry, that's my hubby, tells me that he heard a story of the Dam breaking in Natchitoches and Front Street was flooded. That's one I've not heard so maybe someone out there has and can pinpoint a date down for me to start "Diggin" it up. Well this has run on longer than I thought but again Welcome to our new members & Hello to everyone else. Kay Thompson - Brown Co - List Owner for Grant & Natchitoches Parishes